18 CFR 706.302
§ 706.302 Use of inside information.
United States · 18 CFR — Conservation of Power and Water Resources · Status: effective
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- 18 CFR 706.302, § 706.302 Use of inside information, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/72195
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(a) A special Government employee shall not use inside information obtained as a result of his Government employment for private gain for himself or another person either by direct action on his part or by counsel, recommendation, or suggestion to another person, particularly one with whom he has family, business, or financial ties. For the purpose of this section, “inside information” means information obtained under Government authority which has not become part of the body of public information.
(b) A special Government employee may engage in teaching, lecturing, and writing to the same extent, and subject to the same restrictions, as provided in § 706.303(b) for employees.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.